Brick stack carrying trailer



Jan. 8, 1935. R, A, FONTAINE 1,986,926

BRICK STACK CARRYING TRAILER Filed July 28, 1950 5 Sheets-Sheet l Jan. 8, 1935. R. A. F ONTAINE 6 BRICK STACK CARRYING TRAILER Filed July 23, 1950 s Sheets-Sheet 2 1935. R. A. FONTAINE 7 1,986,926

. BRICK STACK CARRYING TRAILER Filed July 23, 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Jan. 8, 1935 L ofibricks intact The invention relates to industrial trucks par- 1 ticularly trailers, has for its general object I the provision of a novel trailenyehicleor truck, adapted to carry a plurality of. stacks or hacks:

important object 01 th e l invention to pros-f vide'a'trailerfiof suchformation as to supports, 'displacementof thestack-or damage to plurality of open-siddbodieSor carriers each of which encloses a hack or stack of'bricks. M l Another object of the; inventionis'to provide a trailer of this type having 150m: wheels and in which the constructionis such that the brick car ryingrbody members or'enclosures will. have their centers of gravity located substantially above the axles of the wheels so that the structure may be light inasmuchas the major portion of the weight is some directly upon the axlesandcommuni cated. thereby to the l wheels instead of cantilever strains being brought upon any of the parts. l Another: :object of; the invention to provide a-it'railer Structure inwhich means-is provided for positively securing. the brick carrymgjand BDCIGSm ing bodies in" suchmanner that they cannotbe passage over. roadsother upset dining transportation even over: rough to roads, this means being, however, readilyreleasable so that unloading utmost easel: n l 1 A further object of the invention is tosprovide" a' trailer imwhich'means is vin'o'vided for supportmy b ew w e ing rstack. carrying and'enclos'mg bodies at leastk substantially similar, wmextype 'disclosedsmmw co=pending application forr s'hittablel ody tmc filed $eptember" 25:, 1l929,Se1'ia1. N6439517M A very important objector thefin'vention is to p'rovidea trailer structure in which that portion 2 aetually carried by ihfiiifi'bflb wheels may have free torsionalamovement with respect "to "the por tiori "mounted upon thewreariwheels so as" toper-- miti torquing or twisting is menitable upon 1; t mfl w without raekingithe partsiii} hnotherobjectof the mveneoesietmmet trailer structnre 'in wlnchlthe'front axle'and parts por'ted these respective axlesa orweight supported thereby may move absolutely freely with. respect to the rear? axle and its load without interference so thatshorteturns inlay-be easily made, this being'ot'particifiar advantage'n'i and about brick plants or-btherplaces where the area 'is limit-ed; J A y A morespecifi Qbl' fi "to provide a vehicle of'this'cliar'acter in which there is anovel: single connection between. the front and rear axles, this single eonne ctionpermitting the'necessary rela- 1 tive movements oi the parts whose weig is sup- A i a. we:

' 1 WKS K ARRYING: Robert A. romaine, Martimv nejv trailer coupling sea x i-nee:

.l greener; j s pecific object; is to "provide a novel 1 spring L suspension embodying a a combination of longitudinal-and transverse springs combined; with an underslun'gl construction whereby jolting'" and jarring even imder; the most adverse roadconditions iwilltxbe redueeditorthe and "the vidua brickstherein;prevented.a- Anadditional object is to-provide:atjra i1er"struc turer which may,- :if desired, be provided with a: tonguestructure having novelfmeans for connec tion with atowing vehicle as'disolosedr-in my 00-" a which:

msa plan view of aitrailerconstru'cted in accordance with myz invention, the straight- I aheadzposition benig"indicated,by iull lines and aturning position :being'. indicated by d'ottedlines; Figurezisasideelevationp': 1: PET): a l. y t Figure 3- is a vertical cross'sectionalview taken" on the line 3--.-3fot;liigure 1-.,-';*= a Figure'4iaa longitudinal section taken on the 1ine'44of Figure 3,' t l l Figure .5 iifi detailplanview ofthe part's, disassenibled, for connecting; the forwardend of the reach r cmm the-front axlelassernbly,

Figure 16 1 is a longitudinal sectional view taken Figure '7 is? awview showingfithefend and the side? of the bridge member at eachend of each" axlew lo Referring more. particularly 1 to the "drawings I haveshownthetruckas comprising, broadly-forj ward and rear sections'indicated as awhole by the numerals 10 and- I l. The construction of both the front and rear sections or parts is identical in most respects but tor the sake of clearness a differentiation will be made. The front section '10 comprises the'fro-nt axle l2whichis0f course H dirigible and equipped with wheel-s l3; preferably tired in accordance with modern practice, and

also spacect parallel longitudinallyextending. in-

' hangers 23 embracing the front axle 12 and supported therefrom by bolts 24 which engage -ov er the top ofthe axle. .Straddling each end portion of the axle is a bridge member 25 here shown as having a convex top piece 26 and depending. outer sides 27 and intermediate vertical pprtiohs 28, the latter engaging directly "against thes'id'es of the axle. The depending sides=27 are preferae bly undercut as shown or shouldered as shown at 29 and riveted or otherwise 'secured-"theret'oare-*" angle braces 30 in turn secured upon the .longi tudinally extending bars 14. The portions 28 constitute: guides between 'whicli ithei axle may i move upand down: in accordancewith thedefie'c-J tion of the cantilever springs 1 7. Also"-embracingthe axle" are hangers 3 1 connected attheir upper: endstby bolts:32 :andformed'at their loweraends with bearings 33:throughzwhich pass bolts 34 sup porting shackles 35fcarrying: bolts '36 which pass through eyes37onthe'ends of the master leaves 38 of. laminated springs 39 loc'ated a'ti opposite sides of the front axle 12 and secured thereto bya clamp40 andauebolts 41. This front sectionalso .includes a rearwardly extending inverted channelbar .42. beneath the forward end of which. is engaged a notohedplate-43 throughwhichvthe U'- bolts 41 extend and which is held thereby. This plate 143 has :a'cylin'drical bore 44 therein leading to:arectangularisocket145 which in:- turn leads to I without departing in'any way from the essential J features. 4 However, it is afeature that thisifront'i member 10 includes a transversely extending channel bar/i7 secured to and preferably beneath :1: ing, transverselyof the inclined'bars .49 and carrythe side bars 14. ...There are-also provided uprighti ;posts 48 suitably; securediteither to theside ibarsi 1,4 or to thBiGI'OSS bar 47 and securedat theirsuppe'rsz ends to inclined bars 49 which mayzconvenien'tl'y be of angular -formation in cross section. "Iha've also shown other supporting members150-extendingaplatform 51. The rearsection 11 comprisesi an axle ;52. which is not dirigibleand which carriesspreferablyztiredi wheels 53. This section also includes sidebars-54 tral longitudinally extending? channelu1baru56. Bridge "members 57 corresponding to the-caabove described bridge members- 25:are*secured'= to; the: sidebars 54. Secured within the side bars 5421s" -by clamps 58 are cantil ver l D ings59iwliiQhchat/e their rear ends connected with shackles 1,60 carried: by-the rear; axle. v fllrlisaxlejalso carries: others."

shackles'Gl-withwhich are connected theends of 1 a pair' of transverse. laminated; springs:- 62: which are: in turn connectedrwith the.:back ;;axle by 4 clamps 63. A minute,descriptionsofsthespring and shackle=arrangement is not giveniaszitg cone 1' forms exactly to what is provided at. the ifronti axle.

' -simuartotnefrontsecticn; therear Salaam-,1.

cludes upstanding post members 64 and inclined bars 65 secured thereto and carrying supporting brackets or the like 66 on which is mounted a platform 67.

While it is not essential it is very convenient that the rear section 11 be provided with a suitably constructed rack or cradle 68 within which a spare tire 69 may be carried.

The means for connecting the front and rear sections 10 and-"l1- is here'shown ascomprising a cylindrical reach rod 70 "which [may be solid or tubular and which is provided at its forward end with a downward offset 71 terminating in an upward extension '72 having a neck '73 thereon spaced from theend, there being a head 74 outwardlyjof this neck or above it. The upstanding portion "(2 islocated within the bore 44 of the plate 43=andconnection of the reach rod with this plateis effected by means of a pair of blocks 75 'formed with semi-circular recesses '76 which mate and :Which ifit within the socket 45., in embracing relationrto the neck-$73.: 'Asxlong as :theblock members '75 are located within. the rectangular socket 45:theyare'heldtogether andit is obvious that the front end of the reach rodcannot become disconnected from the front section. This reach rod-iszofsuflicient lengthto extend beneath the major :portion of thel-zrear. section- 11 and be-'- 'neath this section it isprovidedwith. apair of reduced'portions 77 engaged within bearings 78 secured within the. channel .;bar 56. .Clearly the front .axle structure mayrotate about the upstanding forward end 72 of the reach rod, thatis t0.say up'onavertical axis whilevthe rear section 11: may'rotate or tilt abouta horizontal axis owing to the engagement of the; bearings 78. upon the a reduced portions 77'." This latter mentioned ;fea ture is to permit-the rear section to twist; cantor rack with-respect to the front section in case the bearing points of all four wheels on'theground arenotdn-the same plane: .Thisis. necessary to avoid rackingand distortingthe structure when:v passing :over road inequalities: Onthe reachrod 1 70 is-ra slidablezbearingfi'lfl engaged between the rear bar 14% andthe .channelubar .47 and. having projections: 470 .engageable therewith :so as to guide the front section on the reachurod when? theifront=wheels are cutffi a --Of courseany'suitable means. may be provided in? the; nature of .aa tongue connected with the front section-.fo'r atowingpurposestand -in; actual aypm'akeuse, of a. tongue structure laterally extending trunnions 81,.pivotally engaged :5 within brackts'82 on the. front end of the sec-- 'tion-'10,;the forward ends o'fthese rods being. connected with: an. iarme83cadapted tobe connected co -pe'nding application'for patent =for-Truck and trailer coupling:mechanismrfiled of even date.

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m .1 Theabar's49 and 65andplatforms 51 and Mare shown: as inclined in. opposite directions and con-- verging upwardly 3 and: they constitute seats for a pain-Oftruck-bodies 84 which may; if desired,

be substantally similar or at least somewhat similar to the-body. disclosed'in my co-pending application for patent forkshiftablebody truck,

filed: September v25, 1929, Serial No. 395,170.

Each'bod-y is shown as closedon. all sides with thehexc'eption of the top 85 which'lis open and these bodies are I intended to. bev filled, with ,bricks mg! reduced lportionsgin spaced relation along the; reach: rod,-:and;ib. earings one-the =rear. section Jens? gaging said:reduced-;p0rtions.= :1

5-.;Y1A {trailer comprising; front and rear-sections eachahavingvantaxle aca'rryingr-ground engaging wheels; vertically spaced-1 members :at the rear end: ofithe: front'sectionragtubular bearing; mem q ber: located 1 between 5 said members and v-slidable longitudinally andtransversely thereof, .a reach;

rod mounted ion the rear; section :for grotation about its 7 longitudinal; axis, said, reach-e ,rod EX-7. tending throughsaidrbearingmemberi-and a. pivot .v

- connectionfor theiorward endzof'zthe'i reach rod with the front section beneathztheicenter: ofythe able longitudinally with respect to the reach rod and transversely; with respect .to-r said guidememe I bers,-the: forward end; of said reach rod being ;extended vertically, and a pivotal connectionfor said forward, endbeneath the center ,OfxthBiflXlG v of; the frontsection. i 1 3 e 171! A trailer-comprising front; randrear sections each havirigian axle-carrying; ground engaging-- wheels,-:areach: rodaconnecting 115118; sections and having:v its forward: end providedcwith, an. uni-. 5 v standing ,trunnion-,--socketmeans o the forward:

escapee sectionabeneath the centerof :thei' f-ront;.-ax1e3ro: tatably-receivingsaidtrunnion=wherebythe-frorrti section-may pivot about a vertical axis, and means: engaging the socketmemberand the trunnion-.im transverse relation thereto-for preventing vertical ;;5 movement; of l the trunnion; withv respect :to the; socket-member. g. 7 :0 ;8A trailencomprising front and "rear-sections; each having an.- axis carrying ground engagingwheels;,ax fiach rod connecting the sectionsandi 105. having-itsiforwa'rdend provided with an;upstand-.r': ing trunnion, socketzmeans on theeforward-l seca: tion beneath-the; center of. the .ifront. axle :rotatably receivingv saidtrunnion whereby the front, sectionflmay pivot about a verticalaxis; andmeansi l5; engaging the socket member and the trunnion; in: transverse rela'tion thereto j for preventing verti-x cal. movementJoi-gthe.trunnion. withrespect to; the; socket member said means being removable: to permitndisengagementof thQa-tI'LIIlIIiOII. from. the; 20:; socket memberx'j: -r. 2 1 "1: '9'. A-tra-iler compris' :front and rear sections each ah'avingi an axle :Vcarrying ground engaging 1 wheels; a;;reach;'rod connecting the sections-and: havingrits forwardendprovidedwith an upstan'dw 25.5: mg trunnion socket-mea'ns on .the forwardzsecr: tion .beneatlmthe v center of s the front axle rotate; ablyi receiving ;saidtrunnion whereby; fthe .front-T sectioncmaynpivot about a vertical axis, means engaging the ;.-socketmember and the; trunnion-z in-transverserelation thereto for preventing ever-e: tioal movement of the 1711111111011 with respect to a the socket member, and-coactingguide means on; the reach rod :and 'thegfrontsectionfor prevent-1 ing *forwa'rdor rearward xtiltingof the; front 'secrv tion with respect to the-.reach.rod-.-: r I -1 JLROBERT'A. 

